relief
Example Sentences
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For Imad Enchassi, it was hard to see his friend’s release and Timothy McVeigh’s arrest as anything but an enormous relief.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
Part of the extra revenue will be used to provide property tax relief for some Maine residents, Mills said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Uber declined to comment, but pointed to its blog post about the gas relief efforts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
My mother’s relief was instant, but only years later would I learn that the antibiotics that saved my life had also gutted something else: a microbial ecosystem I’d been building since birth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
As she did, relief passed over the wolf, as if she’d taken a long, comforting sip of tea.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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